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[The first overhang on Windows 95., 3 kb]15m. Great climbing on jugs through the bulges. Popular and becoming polished. © ROCKFAX
FA. R.Gibbon, Bill Birch 1996

Photo: The first overhang on Windows 95. © dave_middleton
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PUBLIC LOGBOOKS
This climb is in 138 logbooks, and on 5 wishlists.

georgenvk - TR RP - 14/Apr/13 with martina

steady climbing through lower and upper sections, with one hard section of moves in the middle on polished crimps. Heel hook came in handy in the end!
Nick Sherring - Lead rpt - 03/Mar/13 with Marc Lloyd, Max Lowry, Paul Borland

sazmaz - Lead O/S - 15/Nov/12 with Frank Ramsden

wet
psborland - Lead dnf - 21/Oct/12 with Max Lowry

Ian Fidd - Lead O/S - 19/Sep/12 with Nick Willis

gripped01 - Lead - 19/Aug/12 with Dave Tait

goddamm7 - 2nd dog - 11/Aug/12 with sarah batson

One fall. Polished at the bottom. Better at the top.
Ian Bell - Lead dog - 29/Jul/12 with Jasmina

K Wall - Lead - 15/Jul/12 with Justine

biobuild - Lead dog - 04/Jun/12

danieltuck - TR RP - 04/Jun/12 with Shep, Hickerz

Ly-Cilph - Lead dnf - 24/Mar/12 with Richard (PCC)

Ly-Cilph - TR dnf - 24/Mar/12 with Richard (PCC)

rich_hw - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with MartinWilliams87

Hidden - Lead rpt - 24/Mar/12

MartinWilliams87 - Lead O/S - 24/Mar/12 with Richard Williams

buxtoncoffeelover - TR - Mar/12

adie84 - 2012

bigdrew - Lead rpt - 20/Nov/11 with Mark R

Hidden - TR dog - 23/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 01/Oct/11

Hidden - Lead - 01/Oct/11

great climb but i found it very pumpy after the roof!
jon_gill1 - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/11 with Ian Stokes

Hidden - 2nd O/S - 28/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 15/Aug/11

Hidden - Lead dog - 13/Aug/11

Giles1 - Lead O/S - 19/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 26/Jun/11

Hidden - Lead dnf - 19/Jun/11

Stefan Gallagher - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/11

RD - Lead O/S - 01/Jun/11

thrutch - Lead - 22/May/11 with helen

Ropeboy - Lead - 22/May/11

Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/May/11

Tim Brookes - Lead - 29/Apr/11

nai - Lead O/S - 28/Apr/11 with Andrew

Hidden - Lead dog - 23/Apr/11

Milne - Lead dog - 23/Apr/11 with dave saxby, sarah.

Hidden - Lead dog - 23/Apr/11

westyb3 - Lead O/S - 20/Apr/11 with Heather Ogston

Lex Wilkinson - Lead O/S - 09/Apr/11

bigdrew - Lead O/S - 03/Apr/11 with Mark R

mark20 - Lead O/S - 02/Apr/11

Joe Grondowski - Lead - 26/Mar/11 with Tom Churchman

Hidden - Lead rpt - 26/Mar/11

siah - Lead O/S - 20/Mar/11 with nicky pledger

GrantB - Lead O/S - 19/Mar/11 with James

A nice climb. Worked out the moves on first try then led it clean on second go.
payeo20 - Lead RP - 08/Mar/11 with Kris Bull

Cold with wet patches
Kevster - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/11

Stitch - Lead dog - 2011

matthewjames - Lead O/S - 17/Sep/10 with Alex Ghee, Katie Keeley

Stuart Wildman - Lead dog - 12/Sep/10 with Steve Boxwell

Dan Jenkin - Lead O/S - 04/Sep/10 with Gordon Jenkin

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/10

Great bolts, great lower off, great moves, great crag.
migs493 - Lead O/S - 22/Aug/10 with RS

Did as the warm-up and had to rest after pumping out
TerryLines - Lead dog - 10/Aug/10

Luke_Dickens - Lead O/S - Aug/10

donkster - Lead dog - 22/Jul/10 with jus

nick ferro - 10/Jul/10

Polished
riddle - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Mike Stephenson

mrtom - Lead O/S - 10/Jul/10 with Mark Lim

Hidden - Lead O/S - 05/Jul/10

James Oakes - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/10 with Mick Radford, Brad Cowley, Bill Lawrence

Bill Lawrence - Lead O/S - 30/Jun/10 with oaksi2

Mick r - Lead rpt - 30/Jun/10 with brad

good climbing although possibly a bit tough for 6a+.
Dan Lane - Lead O/S - 28/Jun/10 with Dan Fawley

Tricky crux, took a while to commit to it.
catblack - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10 with Tom Lyons

simonward - Lead O/S - 03/Jun/10

Chi Cheng - Lead RP - 31/May/10 with Rachel Stater

r fizzle - Lead β - 31/May/10 with Chi Huo Cheng

Hidden - Lead O/S - 28/May/10

duzinga - Lead O/S - 16/May/10 with Dave and Omer

Tried hard to climb with no rests but had to come off above OH. Just couldn't figure out the technique!
andrea83 - 2nd dog - 09/May/10 with Dan

Anthony Allsopp - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Sandy Holford

dicky79 - Lead O/S - 24/Apr/10 with Pete

greenclimb - Lead - 13/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead - 07/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Mar/10

metal arms - Lead O/S - 05/Mar/10

Sankey - 04/Oct/09 with Jon

jshields - Lead - 03/Oct/09 with Steve Ebbens

One fall and one rest. The crux is hard and requires conviction, and it's all a bit pumpy above. Good climbing though.
victim of mathematics - Lead dog - 10/Sep/09 with Fiend

Hidden - Lead rpt - 31/Aug/09

simon1965 - Lead O/S - 31/Aug/09 with peakdj

Hidden - Lead O/S - 30/Aug/09

stuckonarock - 2nd dog - 30/Aug/09 with Dave

tatz45 - Lead O/S - 05/Jun/09 with Mark Boden

Hidden - Lead - 23/May/09

Ian Broome - Lead O/S - 02/May/09 with Tom, Jo

CJEFF - Lead O/S - May/09 with John Williams

GuyVG - Lead - 25/Apr/09 with Oli and Ben

Favourite sport route to date! All climbing skills required, Brill :)
Oliver Branagan - Lead O/S - 25/Apr/09 with Ben, Guy VG

Pura Vida - Lead RP - 18/Apr/09 with martin m

DannyK - Lead O/S - 06/Apr/09 with Christos

led with quickdraws in place
Pilch - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/09 with shaun

tom.ireson - Lead - 10/Mar/09 with Gareth Leah

Hidden - Lead O/S - 08/Mar/09

Hidden - 2009

Hidden - Lead rpt - 22/Nov/08

Sankey - Lead dog - 12/Oct/08 with Andy E

andyebbens - Lead dog - 12/Oct/08 with Steve E

Jay Mowat - Lead O/S - 22/Sep/08 with Rob

Andrew Sloan - Lead O/S - 14/Sep/08

morganator - Lead O/S - 28/Aug/08 with Es Tressider

AndyM-LVB - Lead RP - 25/Aug/08 with Richard Hopton

Hidden - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/08

Hidden - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/08

Hidden - TR - 08/Jun/08

aspyrex - Lead dog - Jun/08 with dave_middelton

A fantastic small overhanging section at the start. Nice and big jugs. Bit trickier up above but enjoyable.
dave_middleton - Lead O/S - 17/May/08 with Marek & Martin

Martin Haworth - Lead O/S - 17/May/08 with dave

goi.ashmore - Lead O/S - 03/May/08 with Mark Richardson

Much easier than last time...
Jon_Warner - Lead rpt - 04/Nov/07 with Tom

Hidden - Lead rpt - 13/Aug/07

chris sm - Lead β - 02/Jul/06 with Pippa Froggatt

chris sm - Lead β - 02/Jul/06 with Pippa Froggatt

Hidden - Lead - 17/Jun/06

2 Falls lower down - very polished
Chris the Tall - Lead dog - Jul/05 with Simon Shaw

chrishedgehog - Lead O/S - 29/Jul/04 with Chris Bigger

Hidden - Lead O/S - 14/Jun/04

Hidden - 2002

Andy Say - Lead - 23/Jun/01

Hidden - 2nd - 01/Jun/01

Nick Smith - UKC - Lead - Jun/01

Hidden - Lead O/S - 2000

CrashMat Rob - Lead O/S - 19/Jun/99 with Nicky

Hidden - Lead - 19/Apr/99

Hidden - Lead - 01/Mar/98

Hidden - Lead rpt - 24/Jul/97

Hidden - Lead rpt - 17/Apr/97

Roget - Lead O/S - 18/Aug/96 with jon

tlr - Lead O/S - 05/Aug/96 with Andy B

Hidden - Lead - 23/Jul/96

Hidden - Lead - 10/Jul/96

Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jun/96

Tony Kartawick - Lead O/S - 1993 with Mark Danson

Users with this climb on their wishlist are:
p_won, psborland, rich_hw, Hidden, MilesMcgennity

Voting
Total votes cast 71
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easy 6b28 of 40
hard 6a+6 of 40
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easy 6a0 of 40
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Style of ascent

Lead122 of 138 (88.4%)
Followed5 of 138 (3.6%)
Toproped6 of 138 (4.3%)
Unknown5 of 138 (3.6%)

'Climbed'28 of 138 (20.3%)
clean O/S66 of 138 (47.8%)
clean β3 of 138 (2.2%)
clean rpt11 of 138 (8.0%)
clean RP6 of 138 (4.3%)
dogged20 of 138 (14.5%)
dnf4 of 138 (2.9%)